Jul 21, 2019 | Cultural Experiences, Themed Events, USA
Hello Kitty is a fictional cartoon character (as contrasted with a non-fictional cartoon character) who is mouthless. She was created in 1974 and has been in third grade since then. She owns a vast amount of clothing and other merchandise, and is the inspiration...
Jul 14, 2019 | Spectator, Themed Events, USA
Comic Con International is an annual event held in San Diego, California. Originally it focused on comic books, but now includes comic books and science fiction/fantasy related film, television, and entertainment elements across many genres, including horror,...
Jul 7, 2019 | Cultural Experiences, Sport and Recreation, USA
San Diego is home to the Old Mission Beach Aquatic Club, which host the annual World Champion Over The Line Tournament each year on the first and second weekends in July. Over the Line, aka OTL, is a sport unique to San Diego. Not in the rules as much as in the...
Jun 30, 2019 | Cultural Experiences, Europe, Unexpected/Unexplained
We are in Prague, capitol city of the Czech Republic, formerly part of Czechoslovakia. Prague is famous for many things, not the least of which is Karlův Most (aka Charles Bridge). As the only means of crossing the river Vltava until 1841, Charles Bridge was the most...
Jun 23, 2019 | Sightseeing, USA
Just next to the thriving metropolis of La Mesa, CA is the thriving census-designated place of Casa de Oro-Mount Helix (named after the European snail Helix aspersa), home to Mt. Helix, atop of which sits Mt. Helix Park , the “Crown Jewel of East County”....
